Heartbreaking. Teens from Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, CA giving Nazi Salute during drinking game with cups arranged in the shape of a Swastika. #heartbreaking#teachlove#neverforget#noroomforhate#kabc#knbc#kcbs#ktla#latimes#kcal#cnnpic.twitter.com/srFmSKbmtU
— James Rogers (@jimr1967) March 3, 2019
A group of high school students in California turned a Newport Beach residence into the anti-Semitic “Animal House” — adorning it with a giant swastika made out of red solo cups, which they toasted over and used to play drinking games.
Photos posted on social media also showed the students throwing up Nazi salutes as they partied inside the home this weekend.
“Ultimate rage,” a message reads on one of the pics, which surfaced Sunday.
School officials have reportedly launched an investigation into the images.
The photos appear to show students or recent grads of Newport Harbor High School drinking together and partying at an off-campus location, according to the Orange County Register.
“I’d like to see genuine remorse from the perpetrators here,” said Newport school board president Charlene Metoyer.
“We’re not only concerned by the underage drinking, but also the mental health of the students who participated in this horrendous act and all their fellow students who will be affected by it,” she added. “This is appalling to not just our Jewish student community, but to all of us who care about human rights.”
Metoyer hopes that the students involved will ultimately “learn about what those symbols mean and how devastating it is to see it occurring in 2019.”
“We obviously need to do a better job of providing education and awareness,” she said.
District officials told reporters on Monday that they will continue to “gather information in the coming days regarding the conduct of these students” and will “work with law enforcement” to ensure that a proper punishment is carried out.
“We remain focused on educating students on all aspects of life’s challenges,” said district spokeswoman Adriana Angulo, “and are committed to holding students accountable, educating them on the consequences of their choices, and the impact these actions have on our schools and community at large.”



